As an amendment to motion S5M-03573 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Developing Forestry in Scotland), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "recognises the importance of retaining local expertise and cross-border joint working and urges that the end result of this process is not needless centralisation; welcomes the future increase in the Scottish Government’s annual target to create 15,000 hectares of woodland per year, but notes that it is not meeting current, lower targets; recognises that forestry has an important role to play in achieving Scotland’s climate targets; calls on the Scottish Government to take effective action in order to deliver the target and maintain the National Forest Estate as an asset for the nation, and recognises that forestry is a long-term project that requires a long-term vision for a thriving sector."
Submitted by: Fergus Ewing, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 23, 2017
Supported by: Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Result 4 for, 86 against, 18 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 23, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Result 4 for, 86 against, 18 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, January 23, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, January 24, 2017